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US-11941063

Semantic discovery

PublishedMarch 26, 2024
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Technical Abstract

Disclosed herein are system, method, and device embodiments for implementing semantic discovery. An embodiment operates by retrieving a plurality of entities from a database instance. A semantic graph representation of the plurality of entities is generated within a graphical user interface. Context information is received from a user. A focus node is determined from the plurality of nodes using the context information. A semantic context of the focus node is determined, wherein the semantic context includes the focus node, a subset of the plurality of nodes, and subset of the plurality of edges. Responsive to the receiving, a visual indication of the semantic context is displayed within the graphical user interface.

Patent Claims
7 claims

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Claim 4

Original Legal Text

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of edges indicates an inferred relationship between two or more pieces of data of a database.

Plain English Translation

This method provides semantic discovery by retrieving a collection of entities from a database instance and generating a semantic graph representation of these entities within a graphical user interface. Within this graph, at least one of the edges indicates an *inferred relationship* between two or more pieces of data stored in the database. The system receives context information from a user, determines a specific focus node from the graph's nodes using this context, and then identifies the semantic context for that focus node. This semantic context includes the focus node itself, a subset of other related nodes, and a subset of connected edges. Finally, a visual indication of this semantic context is displayed within the graphical user interface.

Claim 5

Original Legal Text

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the semantic graphic representation includes a plurality of semantic contexts including the focus node, wherein each of the plurality of semantic contexts includes a different combination of the plurality of nodes.

Plain English Translation

This method provides semantic discovery by retrieving a collection of entities from a database instance and generating a semantic graph representation of these entities within a graphical user interface. The system receives context information from a user, determines a specific focus node from the graph's nodes using this context, and then identifies the semantic context for that focus node, which includes the focus node itself, a subset of other related nodes, and a subset of connected edges. Notably, the semantic graphic representation can include *multiple semantic contexts* for the focus node, where *each of these contexts includes a different combination of the available nodes*. A visual indication of the selected semantic context is then displayed within the graphical user interface.

Claim 9

Original Legal Text

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more visual attributes comprises modifying a line thickness of the first edge relative to a line thickness of the second edge.

Plain English Translation

This method provides semantic discovery by retrieving a collection of entities from a database instance and generating a semantic graph representation of these entities within a graphical user interface. The system receives context information from a user, determines a specific focus node from the graph's nodes using this context, and then identifies the semantic context for that focus node, which includes the focus node itself, a subset of other related nodes, and a subset of connected edges. A visual indication of this semantic context is then displayed within the graphical user interface, where one or more visual attributes are used to highlight aspects. Specifically, this involves *modifying the line thickness of a first edge relative to the line thickness of a second edge* to visually differentiate relationships.

Claim 10

Original Legal Text

10. The method of claim 1, the first attribute distinguishes between at least two data entries that have a similar second attribute.

Plain English Translation

This method provides semantic discovery by retrieving a collection of entities from a database instance and generating a semantic graph representation of these entities within a graphical user interface. The system receives context information from a user, determines a specific focus node from the graph's nodes using this context, and then identifies the semantic context for that focus node, which includes the focus node itself, a subset of other related nodes, and a subset of connected edges. A visual indication of this semantic context is then displayed within the graphical user interface. Crucially, a *first attribute* is used to distinguish between at least two data entries that otherwise have a *similar second attribute*, enabling more granular differentiation within the semantic graph.

Claim 11

Original Legal Text

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the context information comprising the additional input is visually displayed as a focus node in the semantic representation.

Plain English Translation

This method provides semantic discovery by retrieving a collection of entities from a database instance and generating a semantic graph representation of these entities within a graphical user interface. The system receives context information from a user, which serves as *additional input*. This received context information is then *visually displayed directly as the focus node* in the semantic representation. Based on this, the system determines a semantic context that includes the focus node, a subset of other related nodes, and a subset of connected edges. Finally, a visual indication of this determined semantic context is displayed within the graphical user interface.

Claim 15

Original Legal Text

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one of the plurality of edges indicates an inferred relationship between two or more pieces of data of a database.

Plain English Translation

This system performs semantic discovery through several components. It includes a module for retrieving a collection of entities from a database instance and another module for generating a semantic graph representation of these entities within a graphical user interface. Within this graph, at least one of the edges indicates an *inferred relationship* between two or more pieces of data stored in the database. The system also has modules for receiving user context information, determining a specific focus node from the graph's nodes using this context, and identifying the semantic context for that focus node (comprising the focus node, a subset of other related nodes, and a subset of connected edges). A display module then presents a visual indication of this semantic context within the graphical user interface.

Claim 16

Original Legal Text

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the semantic graphic representation includes a plurality of semantic contexts including the focus node, wherein each of the plurality of semantic contexts includes a different combination of the plurality of nodes.

Plain English Translation

This system performs semantic discovery through several components. It includes a module for retrieving a collection of entities from a database instance and another module for generating a semantic graph representation of these entities within a graphical user interface. The system also has modules for receiving user context information, determining a specific focus node from the graph's nodes using this context, and identifying the semantic context for that focus node (comprising the focus node, a subset of other related nodes, and a subset of connected edges). Importantly, the semantic graphic representation can include *multiple semantic contexts* for the focus node, where *each of these contexts includes a different combination of the available nodes*. A display module then presents a visual indication of the selected semantic context within the graphical user interface.

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Filing Date

April 23, 2020

Publication Date

March 26, 2024

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